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Expo "Winners"
Musée Olympique
Lausanne |
Jan Michael was born in Berlin. He works in New-York, Hamburg and Paris and currently lives in Normandy.His first major project was "Champs", portraits of great athletes, tennis players, golfers, fencers, swimmers, horse riders and footballers.His photographs have been presented at various events and at several institutions: Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, 1994 Photokina, Cologne, 1994 Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Rome, 1995 Galleria Diaframma, Milan, 1995 Monaco, Sporting Club Monte Carlo (in collaboration with the IAAF), 1995 On the back of this successful experience, Jan Michael set to work on another project entitled "Winners", a gallery of portraits of champions who have participated in the "paralympics". These images, which are on display here, bear witness to the incredible courage and will-power of handicapped sportsmen. With his portable studio, Jan Michael took photographs of these athletes during recent meetings organized by the International Paralympic Committee, and during the Paralympic Games in Nagano in 1998. The Olympic Museum is delighted to present this high quality work which was conceived in accordance with the Olympic spirit.
The artist wishes to thank the following bodies: Kodak AG Rochester, Leo Burnett Advertising, Frankfurt; Marie Claire Group, Paris; L’Equipe Magazine, Paris; Stern Magazin, Hamburg; The Independent on Sunday, London; Transworld International, London; Sportausschuss Deutscher Bundestag, Bonn; Deutscher Behinderten Sportverband; British Paralympic Association; Fédération Française Handisport.
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